Emanuella is from the Côte d'Ivoire. In her country, pregnancy is not a debatable choice for women. Women who do not have children are referred to as ‘infertile women’. In Côte d'Ivoire, the childless woman is always viewed with suspicion…
Manuela has not yet made a decision about having children. She wishes that her choice could be free of constraints. In her testimony, she recounts her marriage and family experience. She also talks about her work as a social worker…
Francesca, an artist and performer, recounts her experience of motherhood, desired but not in line with common rhetoric, rather made of a daily exercise applied to self-definition, couple relationships, and work management. Francesca's is an invitation to share women's stories…
Rosella, mother of two grown up sons now independent, tells us about the feelings she experienced during her pregnancies: the sense of responsibility and of being inadequate, the awareness of having a body, the fear of people's judgment. Vuoi ascoltare…
Flavia tells she doesn’t have a definite position on children. What she is sure about is that a woman’s happiness and fulfillment, despite social pressure, cannot depend on the existence of another life. Vuoi ascoltare e leggere altre testimonianze? Sostieni…
Silvia, a young Italian-French woman, reflects on the work-life relationship that women have to manage in addition to the commitment of having a child. She recounts her private life characterised by her choice not to have children, her relationship as…
Three women living in Berlin discuss their experiences of motherhood. Anne is a so-called 'raven-mother', after the separation from her husband she left her first two children, and today she is experiencing her third motherhood; Lena lives with her second…
Despite feelings of guilt, Anne gave birth to a third child after leaving the first two completely in the care of her ex-husband. She is called a 'raven mother' (neglecting mother who does not care for her children) and is…
